Am I right in thinking that the boxwood blanks get bored through the center, rather than quartering them, and then boring? If so, is that normal practice?(I have to say that if it is, that's incredible! (non-makers, please ignore this post.))

Well.... Yeah..... I tried. To use both languages open to me to be translated into, that is. What can I say? It's a total washout. In Russian Babelfish (and the oters) translated about 3 words out of 50, leaving the rest as they are. In Hungarian (the other one I speak), I couldn't get it to translate at all, as I didn't know how to get "subject" and oh, whatever it was into the program. Can we have a translator into English soon? Otherwise I think I'll need to learn Spanish. (and probably Galician, and Aragonese, and Catalan, and maybe even Basque. Not to mention Portugese.)
I understood one question, about whether I speak Estonian. No, I don't. That's anoter one to learn.

If you refer to the inlays, they are perforated firstly in the piece, kater the cylinders are turned and are fitted They are fitted and you join with tail finally the whole piece is turned and one gives sheen.

The material is not a box is a resin of polyester It is bought in bars and the factories of buttons have it they have a few very interesting colors, the problem is that it is a material very fragile and difficult to turn.

The inlays are a more common practice in Galicia, in Asturias the finished ones are in the habit of being more sober.

A great teacher of this work, he is the Galician Anton Corral, His work is impressive, i will try to contribute some image.

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Bufff ... I wait understand it, it is difficult a lot of work to me to write this in English language

If you are referring to the inlays,they are drilled in the first piece, then the inserts are fitted and sized, the whole piece is is turned and then sanded and polished.

The material isn't boxwood, it is a polyester resin bought in bars from factories that make buttons. They have some very interesting colors, the catch is that it is a very fragile and difficult to turn.

Decorative inlays are a more common practice in Galicia; in Asturias the finish is more sober.

The master of this technique, who serves as an example and reference (I think) for all of the artisans of Spain is the Galician Antón Corral, I'll try to upload some pictures of his work, it's impressive.

Thanks, Anima. It makes life easier, to understand what's going on.
No, the question related to the set of pictures in the previous lot. Whare there is a pic of boxwood billets, and above that a picture of boxwood blanks, rounded down, but only just, and bored out. That's what I'd like to know if this is normal practice, to drill the boxwood blanks through the middle.